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  1. fredfret
    Yes it works. I don't feel I gain enough to make it worth the effort. Blades cost from 20 to 40 cents each and last quite a while. Just my opinion.
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    Isn't that a copyrighted pattern?
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    You have good taste in friends.
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    To get a shine you can use a harder wax like carnauba. It's a lot more expensive and harder to work with.
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    I would use a Danish oil finish applied light coats with a rag, or a short (30 sec- 1min) dunk then wipe off excess then dry. Try using scrap that you cut with the same blade to ensure there is no swelling of the wood. Fredfret
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    Steve good used some modeling clay "filmo" or "sculpy" to do the same thing. I've never tried it though.
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    .Divided case with sealing lid for #6 to #8 screws. 24 drawer cabinet for clocks and hangers pill bottles for Brad nails and drill bits smaller than 1/8. Brads, bits in one drawer of tool box. Anything else trip to ace or Lowe's
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    Any "dimple" can be on the back and use cork backers .
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    Greg, I really liked my Dewalt until it died after much use over 15 years. Replaced with a hawk. I'm from a small town in PA also Leeper by cooks forest. Fredfret
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    Check bear woods for Charlies patterns.
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    Mine does the same thing. About +/-3 thousandth goes away when the blade starts to cut.
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    Maybe the design was made to allow hanging as well as mounted to a base.
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    Bleach.
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    Carter Johnson used the color line method and the scrollsaws woodworking forum has a tutorial by him. Stave puzzles, platinum puzzles are both very creative piece users. I am not a pro but have used at least a couple sheets of 1/4 inch bb for fire wood learning and making mistakes. Using a pattern attached to 1/8 inch bb is not that much. I buy 1/8 for about $15 a sheet of 5x5 .
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    If you are referring to picture puzzles Look at steve goods site he has several templates that have piece count and cutting diagrams for different size puzzles. I freehand cut myself and have made 11x17 with almost 700 pcs. Fox Chapel has a book about making picture puzzles avail but I can't remember the exact title My kids bought it for me a few years ago price was about $14. Good Luck
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    Yes that is pretty normal. The reason is the glue used to make it. All plywood dulls blades faster than "real" wood. Simply the nature of the beast.
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    You have to make room for the motor on the left side. Ventalation is also needed. I use the bush ton wheelchair legs
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    Skip tooth non reverse blade. Slow saw speed, make sure to have a covering (see John's comment ) . I sometimes use a VERY small amount of mineral oil only on the pattern line for additional lubrication. Do not stop feed with the saw on it will cause edge welding.
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    Do a paper and pencil rubbing themn trace the lines that need to be cut.
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    A stack of 2 ea 1/4 inch Baltic birch or thicker will give the most stable cutting both during and after. I also use mdf core cabinet grade laminates but the dust can be a concern. Solid wood would look great but some of those cuts will be fragile and solid wood is far more brittle than any ply.
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    The primary use is for tilting the table as it can be referenced to the table regardless of the level Ness of the machine.
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    Steve good had something like this on his blog if I remember correctly.
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    Very cool. I think I'll keep my hawk for now.
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    Buy crown tooth blades when it dulls reverse it. Cost is about 20-35 cents per blade. I don't like the way they cut either way nut if blade life is the issue well.
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    Ray, 72f is 22 c. 47c is about 116f.
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